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Online dictionaries provide a useful addition
to standard hardcopy dictionaries.
These online resources are generally the concise editions and
not specifically designed for school use. Most also offer a
full service on subscription.
[Australian]
www.macquariedictionary.com.au
The full Macquarie Online Dictionary is available as a subscription service.
Includes the Word of the Week, a link to the interactive Australian Word Map.
Phase of Development: Middle Childhood - Late Adolescence,
Teacher Resource
www.abc.net.au/wordmap
Coordinated by the ABC
Online and Macquarie Dictionary, Word Map is mapping
Australian regionalisms - words, phrases or expressions used
by particular language groups.
Phase of Development: Middle Childhood - Late Adolescence,
Teacher Resource
www.dictionary.com
Contents include Word
of the Day, Roget's Thesaurus and Other Dictionaries (German,
Latin, Greek, Spanish, Biographical, Symbols, Science, Humanities).
The dictionary searches both British and American spellings.
Phase of Development: Early Adolescence - Late Adolescence,
Teacher Resource
www.m-w.com
A general dictionary
and thesaurus. Includes a simple search facility and some interesting
sections dealing with how words are derived and their usage.
Phase of Development: Middle Childhood - Late Adolescence,
Teacher Resource
www.onelook.com
Using the fast finder,
users can search for a word using a general dictionary (American)
or up to nine different specialised dictionaries as well as
a pronunciation dictionary and spelling word lists.
Phase of Development: Early Adolescence - Late Adolescence,
Teacher Resource
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